Planners and planning activities are inherently political; consequently, we must understand how our work as individuals, as part of groups, and as part of the institutions. It shapes how we view planning issues, the methods we identify as appropriate to analyze and solve the problem, and the outcomes we consider desirable or favorable. In other words, our individual agency and motivations are
... [Show full abstract] mediated and influenced by the group (societal) settings within which we work, and are ultimately shaped by the larger institutional and political constructs that govern our lives. It is in this context that we must understand the dynamics of doing participatory planning enabled by digital technologies.
